Advertising game



Nov. 8, 1927.

J. F. OBRIEN ADVERTISING GAME f .M f 1 2 f M 9 WB f m m .l i Z f. r .M..........,.,..,..U,.`...,H.HH,.HVHHHH 7a T .m /AK l. 5 A e I e m 7%! m M I Filed Jan. 25A 19 858 77.6 aA/S |l||| I||,I..|I|||I 6 Mam MQ 45a s 4 4 s 5 a3 Nov. 8, 1927.

J. F. O BRIEN ADvERTsING GAME Filed Jan.

Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

, laaste Jaa/Ins r. QBRIEN, or sEATrLE, wAsermGToN.

Y anvaarfsnef Gama.

application and aanuary 25, 192e. semi mjasaa.

,primary aiin and .fundamental object of the present invention is the provision of an advertising game, especially designed and parl ticularlyI adaptable for the sole uf;

pose of advertising and economically pro. meting` the vsale of the goods or commodities of a selected group of merchants, wherewith free premiums areoffered and awarded prospective purchasers or customers by such merchants, and which is manually operable by said purchasers or customers to determine the premium, if any, to be awarded, without any charge, expense 4or hazard whatsoever to the latter. .y A y Y Vith these and` other ends in view the'in- '.v'ention consists in apparatus embodying a circular` plate or disk having a forwardly projecting'riin forined thereon; a4 series of symbols affixed to the forward or annular face of said rim; a series of serrations annularly formedV upon .said riin;l a pointer revoluble upon .said plate havingv atleaible tipr engageable with said serrations and adapted to stop at anyone of said symbols for select ing the symbol indicated, and advertise Vments on said plate each bearing a symbol .con'iprise'd in said series of: symbols.

T he invention further resides in the'provi- I .sion ofan advertising Oaine; of simple, dur- Y vertising game fabricated with thelnvention. 1

able. and economical Vconstructimi, thatA is positive, efiicientvand reliable in use' and operation, and that will not readily got out of-order.A

The invention still further resides in the novel construction, combination, adaptation after be more fully described Vand succinctly defined in the appended claims.

Referring` now to the accompanying drawingswherein` is illustrated the invention in the several forms, as` at present preferred Figure Vl is .a front elevation of an ad.

in accordance Fig.- 2 is a vertical' transverse .section thereof taken through Q- Qof Fig. l. v. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of.

a 'slightly inodified forni of thesame. ein? e and purperipheral plate sections.v y Fig'. 4 is afragmentary transverse section taken through 4-4 of Fig.v 3.

`Fig1 5 is aperspe'ctive View' of one .of the sector-.shaped plates removed from the cor` related deviccthereof. f y Y Fig- G is a horizontal section taken through'-' of Fig. 3.' v Fig. 7 isa rearelevation of another inodilied form of the invention with certain parte broken away' and certain other parts being shown in 'section for clarity of illustration F ig. 8 is a `fraginentary, front elevation thereof.

bodying a series of removable.,sectorfshaped flexible plates, and a. series of removablev Aco ` Figj) is a vertical transverse section taken through 9 9 of. Fig. 7 ,and l l0 is anenlarged fragmentary vertical transverse section of the reinforcing structure employed therewith. In the drawings and in the following vdei` .scriptie-'nn similar reference characters desig#V parts throughout. the sever-al natev similar' views. f

The nurneral 'll designates a; metallic cir- 4cular plate or disk havingan outwardlyprojecting hollow hub or-centfral boss. 1 2 formed thereon, and having. the peripheral edge portion'thereof bentjto' lforin alforf- 1 of the plate ll vbetween. the hub l2 and iiin 13 tnere'of and extending tlierebctweeili area ridges le, whereby vand whereatl a 4*plurality of sector-shaped portions 15 are for ncdand `arranged in circularforination within the plate ll, and whereon series 'of selected :advertisements are impressed,r painted, o r

otherwise affixed, as 'indicated in The annular orf/onward face of .the 'm13 is clrcumferentlallyl divided bya; series of lines into a plurality of; outwardly divergent sectorshaped spaces lffand a :pn V1 ality alternate Y outwardlyl i convergent Asectorlseriesmof radially disposedfdividing ribs'ljir ico.

shaped spaces 17. A series :of spots `18sonie of which areV colored, are affixed,` inan obvious mannento the saidy annular. .face of the rim 13, in'syrnrnetrically...disposedrela- .tion ,within the spacesV 16.

' A screw l19 having asl 'cure the device upon anysuitable support,

such'as a wall 21.

Revolubly mounted upon the sleeve 2O is a.

pointer 22,2 said pointer beingspaced from the face of the hub 12 and the head of the` Vlag screw. 19, asV by washers or annular spacers 23, toY thereby reduce friction'therebetween and to permit of the' ready spinning vof said `pointer upon the correlated sleeve thereof. Rigidly secured within one end of the pointer 22 isa flexible tip 24, vwhichY latter normally engages during the spinning or rotation of the correlated pointer thereof a plurality of serrations25 annularly formed or milled upon the inner'v wall of the rim 13 adjacent the forward edge thereof.

The advertisements affixedto the sectorshaped portions y.15l of the plate 11 are each Vprovided with'a colored spot 26, which re- 2, the advertisements areaiiixed, in any de-` sired manner, directly to the faces of the Vsector-shaped portions 15, but. to permitof suchv advertisements being readily removed,

i* interchanged, or replaced, in the event one MioV are'insertible and seat within apertures 31v orV more advertisers of'a group desire to discontinue and new advertisers are obtained therefor, I have. found it expedient in prac*-` tice` to providevthe plate11 with removable sector-shapedl plates 27, whereon V.advertisina` inatterandcolored spots 27, are affixed, as more clearly Vshown iin Figs. 3 to ,6,v

inclusive, wliich'plates -may be repeatedly used for successive advertisements 'during the life of the device.

[The lplates 27 are preferably fabricated fromV any suitable flexible iuaterial, and are 'each'vr provided uponfthe innerV curvilinear edge thereof with, a pin 28 and upony the. .ou-ter curvilinear edge with pins 29 disposed thereon in spaced relation. v'lhe'pins 2.8 are 'insertible and seat within apertures 30 Vformed inspaced relation within'the peripheralwall 'of the hub 12, while, the pins 29 formed in siin'ilarfrelation within `the inner thereof- The plates 27 are' interposed be` tween the radially disposed dividingiribs 14 l and normally fit andlseat within the sectorshaped portions 15l formed thereby,substan tially'as shown in Figs; 3, 4 andV 6.. To -positionthe plates 27 within the portions 15,

I suc'lrplates. are ieXed or buckled,` in the mannerindicated indotand' dash-lines in. 5 Fig. 4, wherebyand whereat the 'pins 28 and 29 thereof maybe readily inserted'within or 'withdrawnfrom the correlated apertures 30 wall'of the rim 13 adjacent the rearedge and 31. Manifestly, therefore, by fabricating the rplates 27, as herein shown and described, such plates are positively retained in operative or display positionv wit-hin and `upon the platell, and cannot become accidentally dislodged therefrom.V I, Y i

Mounted within the rear peripheraledge of the Vrim 13Y are a Aseries of circumferentiallyarrai'igged arcuate plate sections 32, the ends of `which abut as shown, to form and constitute thereata continuous flange or -annulus for the plate 11, said plate sections are utilized for additional advertising matter, as indicated'in Fig. 3, and may or may not as desired be provided with colored spots to relate and correspond to similar spots upon the face of the rim 13, for the same purpose as liereinbefore described for the sections 15 and plat-es 27. The inner curvilinear edges of the plate sections` 32 normally abutv f. or seat upon the inner wall of theL rim 13, as `shown more clearly in Fig. 4, and such seck tions 32 are fixedly secured within'the said rini 13 against dislodgement therefrom by wedges integral flange for the rim 13,V as a substitute for the plate sections r32 disposed in annular formation thereon, while, in other instances I provide an annular, or ring, plate to'iit4 Vupon the inner wall of the rim 13'and to eX- tend outwardly beyond Ythe periphery ofthe latter the desired distance.

lnligs. 7 to 10, inclusive, I haveillustrated a circular plate 34 for an advertising .'game, of molded or cast ie-inforced construction, preferably fabricated from a composition of inagn'esit-e (magnesium chloride) and va woody substance, such as sawdust,

said plate 34 having upon the forward face thereof a hub 35, a rim 36, and Aradially disposed ribs 37v extending` therebetween to form sector-shaped advertisement 'bearing portions 38 having` colored spots 39 affixed thereto, substantially in the manner and for the` purpose hereinbefore described for the plate 11.` desire to have it understood thatv while l now prefer'to employand utilize magnesite in the 'fabrication of the plate 34 other similar or suitable inoldable materialr may be employed in such fabrication,with.`

equally and uniformly efficient results,

n some instances I provide an ULI l *.Tlie'plate 34 is re-inforced by a layer or disk of wire mesh 40 embedded therein, as

shown in Fig'. 9, said, layer having the peripheral portion thereof bentV forwardlyto? 1 Vforni an annulus of wire inesh, which is em- 1 bedded within" the riin` 36, and to the for# j ward edge of'r wliichfis rigidly secured," in

any suitable' manner, ame'tallic ring,` 41, preferably angular in cross-section` and'havingtlie outwardly projecting Vedge thereof provided with a series Vof serrations"42. Einbedded within the rear face'of the ,plate- 34 adjacentH the center thereof is a yseriesfof rearwardly projecting dowel pins `43, 4the outer or rear endsof 4Which vregister and seat Within recesses 44 formed Within a suitable support, such as a lvvall 45, when the plate 34 is operatively disposed thereon and fiXedly secured thereto by a boltl 46, asjslioivn more clearly` in Fig. 9. y a l' I A pointer 47, having .a flexible tip 4811erL mallyengaging with Vthe serrations 42, v'is revolubly mounted upon vtliebolt 46, in the manner and for the purpose as hereinbefore set forth for the pointer 22.

"Ehe forward or annular face ott-berlin "36 is divided-into sector-shaped spaces 49 and 50, respectively, and aiiixed to the said annular face in syinmetiicalrelationv Within f f the spaces 49 is a series ofi/spots 5l, some of which are colored, all in the manner and for the'purposeV as the plate 1l.

-hereinbetore described y for The peripheral Walletl the hub V'35 is pro# yvided with a series of apertures-52 formed therein in spaced relation, and theinner Wall of the rini'86 isysimilarly'provided'' With` a seriesv of apertures `53', whereby removable sector-shaped advertisement -bearing plates,

such as disclosed in Fig, 5,may be used with the plate' 84 if'found expedient.

As hereinbetore stated each advertisement in the game'is providedwith a colored spot', which corresponds and'is related to a similar colored spot on the annular riniface' ofthe device, asfor example, aA speciiic'advertisement may have a red spot/and read ve gallons of free gasoline'here, assumingvthe device of the invention to be' operatively displayed in service station', orV again a lspecidc advertisement may have a'blue .spot

vand read one pound* of -free cotlfeeat Doesff7 and'so on and sotorth, so that When a prospective pucliaser spins. the pointer of the device, and said pointer stops on thev red or blue spot onthe annular rini tace,atojre said, such purchaser Willreceive the free premium awarded by the particular iner- 'chant represented in the speciiie advertisement, which is live gallons of gas or one pound of coffee, Without any charge or exa. pense, or Without having taken any hazard whatsoever, the sole purpose of the 'device'l being .to economically promote the sale'V of the `goods of the selected group of mechants through the advertising thereon.

While I have herein shown'and described rmy invention with suiiicient detail to enable those skilled in the art to understand thek inode otconstruction and the principles involved, it is to b-e understoodthat there is y no intentional limitation herein tothe spe ciiic form and precise details of construction of the'invention shown and described, except as expressly defined by the' appended claims, and that Yvarious modifications of i .'said construction may be resorted to without departing from the invention or the benefits derivable therefrom. Ialso desire to have it '.5. In an advertising understood `lthat certainV features of the in-y ventionherein shownand described may be employed in other combinations than those herein s'lioWn.-'' l I l' i' i i Havingy thus tullyidescribed my invention,

what lt-claiin as nevveand desire to secure by vLetters Patent'isi-f A i 1 '1. In anadvertisinggame, iinr combination,

ing annular rim oriiiedltheieomva series ot symbols on the faceotsaid rim, a series ot serrations annularly formed upon-'the inner curvilinear Wall of said rim, a vpointerrev`` oliible upon .said plate having a' flexible tip engageable With said serrations and adapt-ed to stop at any onev ofv said symbols Vfor selecting the symbol indicated, and. an adif'ertisement'on said platebearing a-jsyinbol" plate' termine a plurality `of sector-shaped advertisement. bearing sectionsjl.- a series4 et' symbols on-tlie annular-taceoitgsaid rim, a series of serrationsannularly formed upon the" inner v curViliIiean'WaIl off-said: rim, a

iiointer'revolubleupon said plate having` a flexible tip engageable with saidiserrations and adapted to stopat any one of said symbols for 'selecting` the .symbol indicated, and

.a Symbol afhized toiyeach of said` advertise- 'ment bearingv sections comprised f insaidA series Tot symbols. i

3.1In aii'advertising game, in combination',V

a circularplate having `a forwardly project=- ing annular rim form-ed thereoma plurality oflspots of different-'colors 'arranged .in cir- ,Wall otsaidl rim,r a pointer revoluble uponsaid plate having 4a. flexible tip engageable with said serrations and adapted to stop at any one .of said spots 'for 'selecting the spot indicated, and a series of advertisements on` said plate each having'acolored spot coni-r prised in said plurality of spots.

V 4; Inan advertisingganie, in'eonibinatiomf a circular plate having'a series of radially disposed ribs formedl upon the face thereof to provide a plurality of sectorfshaped sections therefor, a series of symbols affixed to the face oi said plate,.a series of serrations- "i annularly formed upon saidjplate adjacent Atuinierentialspacedrelation'upon the annu- 'f lar face of said rim, aseries of sei-rations an u nularly termed upon 'the finner,curvilinear the peripheral edge thereof,a pointerrevo- 'luble .uponY said plate vhavinggr' a` flexible tip y engageable With said serrationsY andadapted to stop atanyone ot said'symbols 'forsef lect-ing the symbol indicated, and an adver?y 'tisement `for each of saidA sector-shaped vsections having a symbolcomprised in said series of symbols.- K y A v V A. game, in combination,`

a circular plate having a forwardly pr0 jecting hub and annular rim formed thereon, a series of symbols onv the lace of said rim, a series of serrations annularly formed upon the inner curvilinear Wall'of said rim, afpointer revoluble upon said h'ub having afleXible tip engageable With saidserrations and adapted to .stop at any one of said symbols for selecting the symbol indicated, and a series' of advertisements on sai-d plate each having aA symbol comprised in said series of symbols.

6. In an advertising game, in combination, a circular plate having a forwardly projecting annular rim formed thereon, a` series of radially disposed ribs Yformed upon theface of said plate to divide the same into a plu- Vrality of sector-shaped. advertisement bearing` sections, a series of Whiteyand lcolored spots arrranged in circumferential spaced relation upon theannular ira-ce of said rim, a series of serrations annu-larly formed upon the inner curvilinear Wall of said rim, a pointer revoluble upon said plate having a flexible, tip -engageable with said serrations andadapted ,to stop at any one of said colored spots for selecting the spot indicated,

and a colored spot afliXed to leach of saidr advertisement bearing sections comprised in said series of colored spots.

7. In an advertising game, incombination, a circular plate having-a forwardly projecting perforated circular hub and annular rim, a plurality of sector-shaped advertisement bearing plates having pins upon the curvilinear edges thereof adapted to be .removably seated within the said perforatedl hun and rim, a series of symbols on the annular face .of said rim, a series of seri-ations annularly formedupon the inner curvilinear Wall of said rim, a pointer revolubley upon said hub having-a flexible tip engageable with said sei-rations and adapted to stopat anyone yof said symbols for selecting the symbol in- Vsaid series of symbols.

8. In an advertising game, in combination,

a circular plate having' a forwardly projecting circular hub and annular rim each hav-l ing a plurality ol apertures formed in circumferentially spaced relation therein, a plurality of'sector-shaped advertisement bearing flexibleplates having pins upon the curvilinear edges thereof'adapted to be removably seated Within said apertures, a series of spots oi diterentcolors alilXe-d to and ar'- ranged in circumferentiallyspaced relation uponthe annular face of said rim, a series of serrations formed upon4 the inner curvilinear Wall of said rim, a pointer` revoluble upon saidvhubhaving a llexible tip engager able with said serrations and adapted to sto-p at any one of said colored spot-sV ior selecting the spot indicated, and a colored spot aliixed to each loffsaid flexible plates comprisedV in saidseries of colored spots. j L

y 9. In an advertising gaine,- in combination, a plate of moldable niaterialhaving a or- Wardly projecting annular rim formed there-i on, a series of vsymbols upon the forward face of said rim, a re-inforcmg layer of Wire mesh embedded Within said material having the edges thereof bent forwardly and ein bedded within said rim, a metallic ring having the peripheral ledge portion-thereof secured to said edges and embedded within said rim, a .series of se'rrations formed upon theoutwardly projectingedge oli' said ring, a

pointer revoluble upon said plate having a flexible tip'cngageable with said serrations and adapted to stopat any oneof said sym'- bols` for selecting thev symbol indicated, and l an advertisement on saidl plate bearing a symbol comprised in saidseries Gif-symbols. In testimony whereof Ialtix my signature.

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